sleamhnaigh
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish slemnaigid.[2] By surface analysis, sleamhain + -aigh.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈʃlʲəun̪ˠɪɟ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈʃl̠ʲəunˠə/, /ˈʃl̠ʲəun̪ˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈʃl̠ʲəunˠiː/, /ˈʃl̠ʲəun̪ˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃl̠ʲãunˠi/, /ˈʃl̠ʲãun̪ˠi/[3]
Verb
editsleamhnaigh (present analytic sleamhnaíonn, future analytic sleamhnóidh, verbal noun sleamhnú, past participle sleamhnaithe)
Conjugation
editconjugation of sleamhnaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
sleamhnaigh | shleamhnaigh after an, tsleamhnaigh |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “sleamhnaigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “slemnaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sleaṁnuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 653
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sleamhnaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sleamhnaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sleamhnaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN